Systems and Methods for Treatment of Prostatic Tissue
AssigneeNxThera, Inc.
InventorsJohn H. Shadduck, Michael Hoey
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Abstract
A prostate therapy system is provided that may include any of a number of features. One feature of the prostate therapy system is that it can access a prostate lobe transurethrally. Another feature of the prostate therapy system is that it can deliver condensable vapor into the prostate to ablate the prostate tissue. Another feature of the prostate therapy system is that it can aspirate tissue from the prostate. Yet another feature of the prostate therapy system is that it can rotate during delivery of vapor and aspiration of tissue. Methods associated with use of the prostate therapy system are also covered.
Claims17
A method of treating a disorder of a prostate comprising:
- introducing an ablation probe transurethrally into the prostate, the ablation probe having a longitudinal axis;
- translating the ablation probe along the longitudinal axis while injecting condensable vapor through the ablation probe into the prostate;
- and
- aspirating prostate tissue proximally through the ablation probe.
A prostate therapy system comprising:
- a condensable vapor source;
- and
- an ablation probe adapted to be inserted transurethrally into a prostate lobe of an adult male human subject,
- the ablation probe having a vapor delivery port communicating with the vapor source and adapted to deliver condensable vapor to the prostate lobe and an aspiration port adapted to aspirate prostate tissue proximally into the ablation probe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.